Administrative Restraint Measures Applied by Employees of the Penal System of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Commission of an Administrative Offense

Introduction: the article considers the theory and practice of applying administrative restraint measures implemented by employees of the penal system of the Russian Federation in case of the commission of an administrative offense. We substantiate an idea concerning the impact of the effectiveness of the use of administrative coercion measures by employees of the penal system not only on the overall level of penitentiary security, but also on state security in general. Aim: to reveal the specifics of application of administrative restraint measures in the penal system, taking into account the specifics of the law enforcement sphere. Methods: our research is based on the dialectical method of scientific cognition. The article uses general scientific (analysis, synthesis, induction, etc.), specific scientific and special methods of cognition (comparative legal, formal legal, statistical). Results: we reveal the essence of application of administrative restraint measures in the penal system; we study the practice of implementing the norms concerning the use of administrative restraint measures by employees of the penal system; we reveal the features of their application, taking into account the specifics of the sphere of law enforcement sphere, such as focusing on ensuring penitentiary security, preventing administrative offenses and crimes, application on the territory of penitentiary institutions in most cases, etc. We find out that the legal basis for the application of administrative restraint measures in the penal system of the Russian Federation needs to be improved. Conclusions: in order to increase the effectiveness of the practice of implementing administrative enforcement measures in the penal system, we formulate proposals to improve the norms of the current legislation: namely, Section V of the Law of the Russian Federation of July 21, 993 no. 5473-1 should contain definitions of the terms “use of physical force”, “use of special means”; the terms such as application and use of firearms should be distinguished; the wording “provision of medical first aid” should be replaced with “immediate provision of premedical aid to victims”. We also present arguments in favor of the expediency of supplementing Federal Law 197-FZ of July 19, 2018 “About the service in the Penal System of the Russian Federation...” with a provision that assigns to the employees of the penal system the duty to comply with the norms of criminal legislation (on necessary defense, extreme necessity and other circumstances excluding the criminality of the act) in cases of the implementation of administrative restraint measures.